Overview

Challenges the notion that transgender antidiscrimination law is a simple question of inclusion versus exclusion. The author uses the tools of rhetorical analysis to understand what the law is called to do, what it actually does, and what its limitations are. In doing so, this work demonstrates how law is relied upon to offer definitive sex categorizations that can be elusive in real life.

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""Collins's expertise in both law and rhetoric give her a rare ability to tackle this project. Beyond Recognition demonstrates a deep familiarity with the conversations regarding transgender antidiscrimination law, contemporary rhetorical theory, and the relationship between law and rhetoric. It is a timely, important, and compelling book."" --Elizabeth C. Britt, author of Reimagining Advocacy: Rhetorical Education in the Legal Clinic ""Beyond Recognition is a well-written, thought-provoking contribution to the field of rhetoric and law. The author tackles a wrought genre of law-antidiscrimination law-that works at the nexus of so many issues: identity, individualism, intentionality, proof, bureaucracy, and justice, to name just a few."" --M. Kelly Carr, author of The Rhetorical Invention of Diversity: Supreme Court Opinions, Public Arguments, and Affirmative Action

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Laura Jane Collins is assistant professor of English at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Collins's work has appeared in Law, Culture, and the Humanities and Rhetoric & Public Affairs.

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